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Nice hotel in horrible town - Review of K Bar S Lodge

Nice hotel in horrible town

Keystone is a very touristy town with horrible flashing lights everywhere so we were very glad to be staying 2 miles away at the K Bar S Lodge. The lodge is set in lovely grounds and is in a peaceful location-far from the madding crowd. The room we had was small but had a view of Mt Rushmore. The room was well equipped and the only things missing were in room wifi and curtains! Wifi is available in the lounge for free. The staff were nice and friendly and gave us directions to the "best" restaurant in the area-The Powder Room. We found it to be very folksy family type place and although not gourmet I enjoyed the halibut. The Lodge is a good choice for overnighting for Mt Rushmore.More

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Room Tip: Try to get a room with a view of Mt Rushmore which is lit up at night.

Stayed: June 2014, travelled as a couple

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Ask thesprouts about K Bar S Lodge

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cost much more than we really wanted to spend but immediately decided to stay another day after we saw the balcony room and beautiful view. Clean place with beautiful weather, wild life and wonderful smells in the air. No Internet or telephone services for my carrier Sprint for days. This was the best stay of our vacation and my husband who rarely relaxes...relaxed. take binoculars so you can see george washington from balcony view room at Mt rushmore.

Stayed: July 2014

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Ask SPRINGFIELDILLINOIS about K Bar S Lodge

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My husband and I enjoyed our stay at K Bar S Lodge so much, we booked a room for our return trip home. The Lodge is tranquil and relaxing with beautiful scenery. The balcony of our room had a side view of Mount Rushmore. It was amazing. The Lodge is only a couple of minutes drive from Keystone, but without the noise and commercialism. The Continental breakfast was good and the front desk was very helpful. The rooms were very clean and had a refrigerator for those interested.

Room Tip: Room with a balcony

Stayed: June 2014, travelled as a couple

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Ask Diane P about K Bar S Lodge

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My husband, grandson and I recently took a quick trip to the Black Hills so our grandson could visit Bear Country again (he loves Bear Country). I decided to look for a place outside of Rapid City this time and read the reviews for the K Bar S Lodge and decided to give the place a try.

I got a discount if I booked on a Monday so I did that. It was a quiet and clean location.

My grandson loved the wildlife on the grounds. One evening a deer walked up to him as he was heading to the fire pit to see if one of the boys he had met the night before was there.

We took a walk on one of the trails after dinner and managed to get to the train tracks in time to wave to the people returning from Hill City on the 1880s train. We even got a pizza recommendation from the desk clerk because that is what our grandson wanted for dinner. It was a little pricey but good.

Based on reviews I read before heading there I took an ethernet cable for my laptop knowing there wasn't wi-fi service in the rooms. However we were pleasantly surprised to have decent cell service because you never know what reception you will get in SD.

It has been the nicest location that we have stayed at while visiting the Black Hills region off and on for over ten years. Wish we had discovered it sooner.

Stayed: July 2014, travelled with family

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Ask Marie W about K Bar S Lodge

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My husband and I were traveling west and decided to take an extra evening for ourselves and were thrilled to have found such a beautiful and clean place to stay!! The view of the mountain was amazing! Very friendly staff!!We will be back next summer with kids!!!

Stayed: July 2014

Ask SSwanstrom8 about K Bar S Lodge

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We saw the great reviews here and called up to get a room for the 4th of July weekend. We were fortunate to get the only room open and that was only due to a last minute cancellation. After having stayed there I can totally see why they book up so quickly! This cozy yet very well appointed lodge is tucked into the beautiful pine forest just outside of the downtown area of Keystone. Quiet and serene surroundings made for a very pleasant stay. We were told our room would be in the recently upgraded building - all new features, the room was beautifully done, and super clean. And the bonus was to have a view of Rushmore off of our balcony - even better at night when they light it up! The front desk staff was super friendly and very knowledgeable about the area. The included breakfast was tasty and filling - continental style with make your own belgian waffles and two different hot items each day. Breakfast was in their glass enclosed event room with a lovely view of the forest, some wild turkeys roaming the grounds, and with the option to sit outside to enjoy the cool morning air too. And at night you could pick up a smores kit and sit by the large fire pit on their main lawn. The only thing we couldn't get in our room was wi-fi service. Unless you were in the lobby of the main lodge you couldn't get a signal. I asked the staff and was told it was something they were definitely going to improve upon in the future; and that technology improvements were slow to come to their area, having only just received cell reception 2 years ago. But this was pretty much the case for everywhere in SD - sometimes you had bars and sometimes you didn't. No matter as it was very nice to "disconnect" for a while. We couldn't see it all in our short trip there so we plan to come back and stay here next time too. Highly recommend the K Bar S lodge!

Room Tip: Ask for the first or second building near the entrance, top floor, and with Mt. Rushmore view.

Stayed: July 2014, travelled with family

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Ask Lisa G about K Bar S Lodge

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